Colloquium in April 2025 Hoyong Jung (Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Administration and Korea Institute of Public Affairs) Amidst the ongoing phenomenon of Seoul-centric concentration in South Korea, this study examines wage differentials among graduates of In-Seoul universities in the early labor market. Even after controlling for individual Read more…
Colloquium in March 2025 ChangHwan Kim (University of Kansas, Department of Sociology) Stereotypical images of Asian Americans have shifted from unassimilable aliens to the Model Minority, and Strategic Adaptation has been proposed as a key mechanism of their success. However, few studies have explored the origins and evolution of Strategic Read more…
Colloquium in February 2025 Pildoo Sung (Hanyang University, Department of Sociology) Unprecedented population aging, coupled with high poverty and suicide rates, has heightened interest in understanding mental health disparities among older adults in Korea. This presentation introduces three studies that have identified key factors contributing to mental health among older Read more…
Colloquium in January 2025 Dongkyun Im (Seoul National University, Department of Sociology) A wide range of studies and arguments suggested that meritocracy reinforces or justifies inequality, thereby solidifying a winner-takes-all system. In addition, criticisms have been raised that the rise of meritocracy leads individuals to obsess over a narrow definition Read more…
Colloquium in December 2024 Sangsoo Lee (Ewha Womans University, Department of Sociology) This study explores individuals’ attitudes toward female status-dominant relationships using data from the seventh wave of the World Values Survey. Findings reveal that men, on average, show greater aversion to female status-dominant relationships than women. Both men and Read more…
Colloquium in November 2024 Won-tae Koh (CLIO Institute for Social Development Studies, Yonsei University) This study explores the possibility that the recent increase in premarital pregnancies may reflect differential demographic behaviors across social strata and examines whether this serves as a pathway for intergenerational inequality reproduction. Analysis using The Panel Read more…
Colloquium in October 2024 Misun Lim (Postdoctoral research fellow at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center and University of Siegen, Germany) Recent studies highlight the role of parenthood in perpetuating persistent gender inequality in the labour market. We examine whether the transition to parenthood influences job-related training participation. This study Read more…
Colloquium in September 2024 Youngcho Lee(Pusan National University, Department of Sociology) Previous studies on the gendered division of household labor and responsibilities have characterized mothers as the household managers primarily responsible for mental labor and fathers as ‘helping out’ with physical tasks when asked or given directions. While such a Read more…
Colloquium in early September 2024 Don Moon Cho (Chairman of Korea Contingent Workers’ Center, South Korea) Piketty explains that in capitalist societies, the return on assets is always higher than the growth rate of national income, leading to an inevitable trend of increasing inequality. In most capitalist societies, generally the Read more…
Colloquium in June 2024 Da Eun Kwan (Doctor, Population Policy Lab, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea) This study aims to examine childcare network formation focusing on two cities, Seoul and Sejong City, in South Korea drawing on mixed methods. The presence of supportive social networks should Read more…